☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Motion to Suppress

A pretrial motion in a criminal case requesting the court to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the defendant's constitutional rights, typically under the Fourth or Fifth Amendment.

Etymology: English compound · Category: Criminal Procedure · Source: Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961)
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